by WFW London Maritime Disputes Partner Nikki Chu.
A port is not an Affected Area merely by virtue of exposing a vessel to the risk of quarantine or other restrictions if the vessel has arrived carrying crew members infected by a serious contagious disease.”(per Mr Justice Henshaw, Bunge S.A. v Pan Ocean Co Ltd, The SAGAR RATAN [2025] EWHC 193 (Admlty))
The Admiralty Court has clarified the meaning of an “Affected Area” under the BIMCO Infectious or Contagious Diseases Clause for Time Charter...